RSL boss slams theft of war medals
Geraldton RSL president Ross Davies has reacted angrily to the Anzac Day theft of war medals from a 65-year-old, describing it as a "low act".
Mr Davies said the loss would be devastating to a veteran.
“They can only be worn by the individual who’s earned them, you can’t sell them, and you can’t do anything with them, so why bother stealing them? Medals are very personal,” Mr Davies said.
“It makes me very angry. It’s an invasion of privacy.”
The four war Vietnam medals, RSL service badges and a Gallipoli war service medal were in a bag stolen from a white Toyota Landcruiser about 12am yesterday.
The car was parked at a caravan park on Hull Road in Greenough.
The medals are engraved with the service number 312629.
Anyone with information relating to the location of the medals or the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
